Automatic water shed for inside casements



Dec. 13, 1932. Q J. M. WARNER AUTOMATIC WATER SHED FOR INSIDE CASEMENTS Filed July 20, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l Dec. 13, 1932. J. M. WARNER AUTOMATIC WATER SHED FOR INSIDE GASEMENTS 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

Filed July 20, 1931 I .L a

ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 13, 1932 UNITED STATES JACOB MORTON WARNER, OF IBRYN MAWR, PENNSYLVANIA AUTOMATIC WATER SHED FOR INSIDE CASEMENTS Application filed July 20,

This invention relates to automatic water sheds for inside easements and has for the primary object, the provision of a device of the above stated character which may be 5 easily and quickly installed and adapted to be entirely automatic in its operation during the opening and closing of the sash or sashes of the casement and will not interfere with the movements thereof and will provide 1 a tight seal against the entrance of water or Another object of this invention is the pro vision of means for permitting the device to be easily adjusted relative to the casement and sash or sashes to assure proper operation thereof.

A further object of this invention is the provision of an automatic water shed for inside casements of the above stated character which will be simple, durable and efficient and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the follow- 3 ing description and accompanying drawings,

in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating a casement and sash with an automatic water shed applied thereto and constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the sash in an open position and the shed occupying a position to be engaged by the sash when the latter is moved into a closed position.

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating the water shed.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary front elevation illustrating the means of moving the water shed into an operative position on the sash moving into a closed position.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating my invention associated with a casement having double sashes.

Serial No. 552,056.

Figure 7 is a detail sectional View illustrating a rabbet on the casement for the shed to abut.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a casement including a sill 2, a stool 3 and an apron 4. The casement 1 in Figures 1 to 5 has hinged thereto a single sash 5 while in Figure 6 the easement is shown as having a pair of sashes 6 and 7 hinged thereto. The sashes in their lower edges are each provided with a groove 8 having a curved wall 9 and an inclined wall 10. The foregoing description relates to a casement and window sashes of awell known construction to which my invention is applied 55 except for the forming of the groove 8 in the lower edge of each sash.

Hinges 11 are secured to the sill 2 adjacent each end by screws or like fasteners 12 and ,7 each hinge includes a pintle 13 pivotally c0nnecting leaves 14 and 15. The leaves 15 of the hinges are secured to the sill 2 while the leaves 14 are provided with slots to receive bolts or like fasteners 16 that also extend through slots 17 formed in a shed 18, providing a construction wherein the shed may swing relative to the sill 2 and also may be adjusted relative to the sill. The shed 18 includes portions 19, 20 and 21 of integral formation. The portions 19 and 20 are disposed at substantially right angles to each other and the portion 19 is adj ustably connected to the hinges 11 by the bolts 16. The portion 21 is disposed angularly relative to the portion 20 and is adapted to fit within the groove 8 against the straight wall 10 thereof when the sash is in closed position as shown in Figure 1. Marginal flanges 22 are formed on the shed 18 to engage the side edges of the sash when the latter is in a closed position.

A trip or operating member 23 is secured to the shed 18 by one of the bolts 16 carried by one of the hinges and preferably the hinge located at the side of the easement remote from the hinge connection of the sash to the casement so that the sash will be sufficiently into a closed position prior to engaging the operating member 23 for swinging the shed into the groove 8 of the sash as shown 1n Figure 1. A wear plate 24 is secured to the sash 1 and is provided with an enlargement 25 to engage the operating member 23 as shown in Figure 1.

When the sash 5 is swung into an open position, the shed l8 assumes a position as shown in Figure 2 and when the sash is moved approximately into a closed position, the wear plate 24 engages the operating member 23 and the shed is swung upwardly to engage in the groove and the lower edge of the portion 19 of the shed into engagement with the sill 2 thereby sealing the lower edge of the sash to the casement to prevent the entrance of water or air.

When the device is applied to a casement employing double sashes as shown in Figure 6, the shed 18 is of a length equal to the width of both sashes and the sash 6 which is the last sash to move into a closed position when closing said sashes is provided with the wear plate 24 for the purpose of engaging the operating member 23 to swing the shed into the grooves of both sashes.

As shown in Figure 7 the casement when manufactured may be provided with a rabbet 22 for the shed to abut assuring a tight fit to prevent the entrance of air or water.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

An automatic water shed for inside casements comprising a plate bent to provide intermediate and end portions arranged angularly to each other and one of the end portions having slots, fasteners extending through the slots, hinges secured to a casement and having slots to receive the fasteners permitting the latter to adjustably secure the plate to the casement, said other end portion of the plate adapted to move into and out of a recess of a window associated with the casement during the closing and opening of said window, and a member adjustably secured to the plate by said fasteners and disposed at substantially right angles to the intermediate portion to be engaged by the window moving into closed position for swinging the plate into the recess of the window when the latter moves into a fully closed position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JACOB MORTON WARNER. 

